BEC中级词汇精选（8）

advertisement ad （简写）n. ①广告，布告 ②出公告，做广告短tombstone advertisement 证券发行公告；证券经销人名单commercial advertisement 商业广告publishers’ advertisement 出版商广告classified advertisement 分类广告television advertisement 电视广告例It has many advertisements and many different sections on Sunday Paper.星期日报有很多广告和许多栏目。The best way to sell your car is to put an advertisement in the local paper.在当地报纸刊登广告是出售汽车的最好办法。advertising n. ①广告业 ②做广告adj. 广告的，与广告有关的短语point-of-purchase advertising 零售商说明其经营业务的广告标志price advertising 价格广告advertising expense 广告费institutional advertising 建立永久声誉的广告keyed advertising 广告索引local advertising 区域性广告例Advertising is one of the biggest businesses in America.广告业是美国最大的行业之一。Cigarette advertising has now been banned on television.当局已禁止在电视上做香烟广告。afford v. ①买得起，承受得住 ②承担费用例We really can’t afford a new car. (We really can’t afford to buy a new car.)我们实在买不起新车子。I can’t afford to lose the goodwill of our customers.我承担不起失去顾客信任的后果。The land affords wheat.这地出产小麦。after-sales service 售后服务（常用于汽车、电脑、家用电器等耐用消费品）例We offer a free after-sales service for the first twelve months after purchase.在购后的12个月内我们提供免费售后服务。agenda n. 议事日程短语place/put something on the agenda 把某事提到日程上来approved agenda 审定议程（最后通过的会议议程）provisional agenda 临时议程例The agenda will be sent out in advance of the meeting.议程将在会议前发出。“They share with them an agenda beyond the immediate goal of democratization of the electoral process.” (Daniel Sneider)“除了实现选举过程民主化这一近期目标以外的他们之间的议事日程。”（丹尼尔*斯奈德）